Washing-machine.



L. HARRIS.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.13, 190s.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

V llllllll I I I l H WWW LYDIA HARRIS, OF EAST PASADENA, CALIFORNIA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

Application filed August 13, 1908. Serial No. 448,314.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LYDIA HARRIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at East Pasadena, inthe county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in\Vashing-Machine's, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a simple form of washing machine in which thefabrics are cleansed and the liquid removed therefrom at a singleoperation' In the usual washing machine ,now in extensive use thefabrics are taken from the machine after considerable manipulationthereof and then must be put through a subsequent operation to removethe washing liquid therefrom.

The present machine obviates the necessity of going through two distinctoperations and enables the fabrics to be washed and freed of the washingliquid by a single operation.

The device as illustrated in the drawings has been designed forattachment to a wash tub or bench but it will be seen that it may bemade in connection with or for application upon any other sort ofwashing apparatus.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification:-'-Figure 1, is a vertical section of the improved washing machine. F ig-2, is a front elevation of the same showing the tub in section and withcertain parts removed.

In the drawings 5 designates a wash bench of usual construction and 6 atub thereon containing cleansing liquid 7.

The washing machine is sup orted upon a base frame 8 which is providedwith clamps 9, 9 so as to be detachably secured upon a tub or bench.Mounted on, and referably forming an integral part of base a supportingframe 10 which is of the general configuration of clothes wringerframes. Mounted across frame 10 and journaled therein is a shaft 11which carries a roller 12, preferably of rubber and having a corrugatedsurface as shown in Fig. 1. Directly above roller 12 a similar roller 13is mounted on shaft 14 which is journaled in sliding bearings 15 workingvertically in slots 16 in frame 10. An adjustable flat spring 17 pressesdownwardly upon bearing blocks 15 to keep roller 13 normally inengagement with roll 12 but to allow the rolls to be sepme 8,is

arated by any fabrics which maybe passed between them.

On each end of shaft 11 a large gear 18 is mounted meshin with a smallergear 19 upon each end of s aft 14. Thus roll 13 is rotated in anopposite direction and at a higher rate of speed so that, although bothrolls pass the fabrics in the same direction through the machine, arubbing action takes place between their corrugated surfaces. The amountof this rubbing action may be regulated by the relative sizes of thegears 18 and. 19 while the pressure may be changed as desired by theregulation of spring 17.

'Journaled in base frame 8 are two shafts 20 and 21 each provided with awringer roll 22 after the usual construction of clothes wringers. Shaft20 is provided with a crank handle 23 thereon by means of which it maybe rotated and a gear 24 on its end meshes with an idler gear 25 whichtransmits motion to one of the large gears 18 upon shaft 11. By means ofthis gear train it will be seen that the different rolls rotate in therelative directions indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1.

The legs 27 are pivotally attached at the point 28 to the frame 8. Theselegs are adapted to extend downwardly and materially assist in steadyingthe machine durin the operation thereof. The perforated board 26 isattached to the draining board spring loop 29 and is adapted to receivethe clothes when they pass through the wringer rolls 22.

In using my improved washing machine the fabrics are first placed in thecleansin liquid 7 until they are thorou hly wett and are then passedthrough t e machine. Crank handle 23 is rotated in the directionindicated and the fabrics are thereby drawn through the machine betweenrolls 12 and 13, being simultaneously rubbed between the rolls to loosenthe dirt in the fabrics so that it may easily be removed by thecleansing liquid. The fabrics then pass downwardly between wringer rolls22 and onto drain board 26 which is preferably perforated to allow theliquid to pass back into the tub and leave the fabrics comparativelydry. If the fabrics are not excessively dirty one passage through themachine su ces for their thorough cleansing, but if necessary they maybe passed through the machine several times.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided amachine whichis simple in eonstruction and which efliciently perform the workdescribed By thoroughly removing the liquid from the fabrics each timethey are passed through the machine, the dirt is thereby removed severaltimes during theoperation of washing so that the cleansing is much morethorough than in the usual case where the dirty liquid is only removedfrom the fabrics once at the completion of the washing operation.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is A washing machine comprising a frame adapted toextend over a tu clamps at one end of said frame whereby the frame maybe attached to a stationary member so that the frame will be above, thetub, supporting legs pivoted to the other end of the frame,

seems a pair of resilient corrugated rolls journaled in the frame, oneof the rolls being movable toward the other, spring means to hold therolls together, gear connection between the rolls to causefaster'rotation of one roll than of the other, a pair of wringer rollsjournaled on the frame, gear connection between the corrugated rolls andthe wringer rolls, means on one of the rolls for normal rotationthereof, and a drain board supporting loo extending from the framebeneath sai wringer rolls.

In witness that Iclaim the foregoingl have hereunto subscribed my namethis 5th day of August, 1908.

LYDIA HARRIS.

Witnesses: e

JAMES T. BARKELEW, GLADYB HARRIS.

